Throughout the weekend, farmers perform sheep shearing, while experts show off the sheep herding skills of border collies.

Costumed historians demonstrate the entire wool textile process, from scouring and carding the wool to spinning, and then knitting the hand-spun wool yarn. Visitors can even try their skill at hand-carding the wool.

Learn about the natural dyes used to produce an amazing array of colors in the 19th century. Use modern dyeing techniques to dye your own skein of OSV yarn or make felted jewelry at the Craft Center (fee applies). Meet alpacas and llamas to learn about wool from different animals. See how wool is transformed into household linens and garments with demonstrations of the spinning wheel and loom. Meet the animals, lambs, chickens, cows and oxen, and watch a host of daily demonstrations, including musket firing, hearth cooking, printing, coopering, blacksmithing, shoe-making, and more.